Lane · HOT · Oct 2026

Barre, VT to Chicago, IL hotshot rate

$1,497hotshot

+3.2% from last month

Per mile: $1.62
Distance: 924 mi
Typical range: $1,242–$1,751
Transit: 2 days

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Hotshot · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Barre to Chicago price history

3 months: +8.7%
1 year: +19.1%
5 years: +24.6%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $919
Fuel: $578
All-in estimate: $1,497

Return trip

Chicago → Barre$3,079

This direction runs 51% below the return trip. Leaving VT prices below the national average and arriving in IL prices below it.

Barre to Chicago by truck type

Estimated cost from Barre, VT to Chicago, IL by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$2,258	$2.44	$2,010 – $2,507
53' refrigerated	$2,692	$2.91	$2,342 – $3,042
48' flatbed	$2,748	$2.97	$2,363 – $3,133
Step deck	$2,998	$3.24	$2,519 – $3,478
Power only	$1,984	$2.15	$1,726 – $2,242
Hotshot	$1,497	$1.62	$1,242 – $1,751
26' box truck	$1,471	$1.59	$1,250 – $1,692
Sprinter van	$903	$0.98	$759 – $1,048

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More lanes from Barre

Hotshot lanes from Barre, VT
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	301 mi	$934	$3.10	$775 – $1,093	1 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,978 mi	$4,237	$1.42	$3,516 – $4,957	6 d
Houston, TX	1,886 mi	$2,888	$1.53	$2,397 – $3,379	4 d
Phoenix, AZ	2,628 mi	$4,163	$1.58	$3,455 – $4,871	6 d
Philadelphia, PA	377 mi	$1,017	$2.70	$844 – $1,190	1 d
San Antonio, TX	2,065 mi	$3,133	$1.52	$2,601 – $3,666	4 d
San Diego, CA	2,954 mi	$4,205	$1.42	$3,490 – $4,920	6 d
Dallas, TX	1,796 mi	$2,765	$1.54	$2,295 – $3,235	4 d

More lanes into Chicago

Hotshot lanes into Chicago, IL
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	847 mi	$1,619	$1.91	$1,343 – $1,894	2 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,063 mi	$4,618	$2.24	$3,833 – $5,403	4 d
Houston, TX	1,106 mi	$1,892	$1.71	$1,570 – $2,214	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,705 mi	$2,238	$1.31	$1,858 – $2,619	4 d
Philadelphia, PA	787 mi	$1,357	$1.72	$1,126 – $1,588	2 d
San Antonio, TX	1,236 mi	$2,077	$1.68	$1,724 – $2,430	3 d
San Diego, CA	2,034 mi	$4,559	$2.24	$3,784 – $5,334	4 d
Dallas, TX	942 mi	$1,659	$1.76	$1,377 – $1,941	2 d

About this lane

How much does it cost to ship a truckload from Barre, VT to Chicago, IL?

A Hotshot from Barre, VT to Chicago, IL is estimated at $1,497 all-in in October 2026, or $1.62 a mile over about 924 mi. Quotes typically land between $1,242 and $1,751.

How far is Barre, VT from Chicago, IL by truck?

About 924 mi by road, estimated from the straight-line distance. A solo driver covers it in roughly 2 days of transit.

How much of the price is fuel?

About $578 of the $1,497 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $919 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Chicago, IL to Barre, VT?

The reverse direction is estimated at $3,079, which makes Barre, VT to Chicago, IL 51% cheaper. Direction matters because trucks are scarcer leaving some markets than others.

Lane history applies the current origin and destination adjustments to the national series back to December 2003. Methodology